Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chondrichthyan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: chon-drichthyan
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the cartilaginous fish, of the class Chondrichthyes, including sharks, ghost sharks, rays, skates, etc

Inflected Forms

chondrichthyans (plural)

Derived Forms

euchondrichthyan

Frequently Paired Words

osteichthyan

Questions

What does chondrichthyan mean?: Any of the cartilaginous fish, of the class Chondrichthyes, including sharks, ghost sharks, rays, skates, etc

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